Rockwell Automation’s ThinManager has been flagged for a high-severity Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) flaw that can expose an industrial control system’s ThinServer service account NTLM credentials, according to a federal advisory reissued on September 9, 2025. The vulnerability—tracked...
August 12’s cumulative rollup for Windows Server 2022 (KB5063880, OS Build 20348.4052) is a pivotal update that continues Microsoft’s multi-year campaign to harden identity and boot integrity in Windows environments—most notably by reinforcing the Microsoft RPC Netlogon protocol against...
Microsoft's recent servicing cycle for Windows Server 2022 ties together two urgent security themes: Microsoft has pushed a cumulative update (KB5063880) that carries fixes and quality improvements while reiterating critical remediation guidance for a Netlogon Remote Protocol hardening released...
Microsoft’s August Patchday reads like a wake‑up call: a newly disclosed Kerberos-related weakness tied to the delegated Managed Service Account (dMSA) feature in Windows Server 2025 can — under the right conditions — let an attacker escalate to domain‑admin control, and a clutch of additional...
Microsoft's August security rollup is one of those months that makes system administrators stop what they're doing and triage: this Patch Tuesday delivered fixes for a broad sweep of vulnerabilities across Windows, Exchange, Azure and related services — including a publicly disclosed Kerberos...
Microsoft’s Security Update Guide lists CVE-2025-53778 as an improper authentication vulnerability in the Windows NTLM implementation that can allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network, and administrators should treat it as a high-priority authentication risk until every...
Microsoft's security update for a Windows File Explorer flaw underscores a long-standing risk vector: trusted UI components that implicitly parse untrusted content. In March 2025 Microsoft disclosed and patched a Windows File Explorer spoofing vulnerability that could cause Explorer to...
Microsoft's March 2025 Patch Tuesday brought an extensive lineup of bug fixes, but among these was a vulnerability that would quickly escalate into a significant security incident: CVE-2025-24054, an NTLM hash-leaking flaw. While Microsoft initially considered this vulnerability "less likely" to...
The latest threat to Windows security—CVE-2025-24054—has thrust NTLM (NT LAN Manager) authentication back into the cybersecurity spotlight, exposing both the fragility of long-standing authentication mechanisms and the urgent need for modernization in enterprise architectures. As organizations...
Once upon a time in the bustling land of corporate IT, passwords roamed freely through Windows networks, blissfully unaware that NTLM—the venerable but rather creaky gatekeeper of authentication—was about to get a rude awakening courtesy of modern cybercriminals.
The NTLM Elephant in the Room...
Legacy authentication protocols rarely make the news for good reasons, and yet here we are—NTLM is back in the headlines, but not for a nostalgia tour. Instead, it’s at the center of a renewed wave of cyber-attacks, reminding enterprise IT pros (and anyone reckless enough to run a Windows...
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Red teams have a new trick up their sleeve. In an era when Microsoft fortifies credential theft defenses and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems evolve at breakneck speed, attackers are shifting away from classic payload-based methods. Enter RemoteMonologue—a highly innovative...
Windows security aficionados, brace yourselves for another deep dive into the often murky realm of legacy authentication protocols. An unofficial NTLM security patch from 0patch is now available for Windows 11 (v24H2), Windows Server 2025, and several versions of Windows 10. This update comes...
In a shocking revelation that underscores the ongoing security challenges within the Windows ecosystem, security researchers have unearthed a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting all versions of Windows Workstation and Server, right from the aging Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 to the...
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In a landscape where cybersecurity threats loom ever-present, Windows users, especially those operating on older systems, must remain vigilant. Recently, a critical zero-day vulnerability has surfaced in Windows Server 2012, prompting an urgent response from cybersecurity experts. This flaw...
Unpacking CVE-2025-24996: NTLM Hash Disclosure Spoofing Vulnerability
A newly identified vulnerability—CVE-2025-24996—has emerged, spotlighting a critical security flaw in Windows NTLM protocols that could allow attackers to spoof identities over networks. This vulnerability, stemming from the...
In today's deep dive into Windows security, we turn our attention to a newly disclosed threat: CVE-2025-24054—an NTLM hash disclosure spoofing vulnerability. This flaw, stemming from the external control of file names or paths in Windows NTLM, can allow an unauthorized attacker to perform...
In this month’s patch update round-up, cybersecurity experts are ringing alarm bells for CISOs and Windows administrators alike. The spotlight falls on two actively exploited Windows Server vulnerabilities—one in the Windows Storage component and a more critical weakness in the Windows Ancillary...
Alright Windows enthusiasts and security buffs, let’s dive into a security advisory that's making waves in 2025. Meet CVE-2025-21217, a newly identified vulnerability in Microsoft's NTLM (New Technology LAN Manager). If NTLM sounds familiar, buckle up – we’re going to dissect what this means...
In a significant shift for security and authentication practices, Microsoft has commenced the removal of NTLM (New Technology LAN Manager) from its latest operating systems, specifically Windows 11 version 24H2 and Server 2025. This decision reflects the company's ongoing commitment to enhance...